This was the website that everyone visited when YouTube went down

When YouTube went down, Pornhub went up. Way up. For about 75 minutes during the early hours of October 17 (IST), the world experienced a YouTube outage like never before. Screens across the world were affected by the YouTube Error 503. For those 75 minutes, there were two types of people in the world. There were those who were feverishly hitting refresh, and then there were those who turned their attention elsewhere. Specifically, to Pornhub. Thanks to the YouTube error, Pornhub's traffic received an enormous boost. You know, the kind offered by the dubious banner ads that flash across the site.

At the time that the YouTube outage occurred, Pornhub recorded a sizeable surge of viewers -- reaching as high as 21 per cent over the daily average viewers. So if you're wondering what it is that can be found on a family-friendly platform like YouTube that's also on the adult-only Pornhub, 1. You were most def part of the 21 per cent and 2. Here's a look:

What Pornhub users were searching for during the YouTube outage

According to Pornhub Insights, searches for 'ASMR' increased by 201 per cent compared to the hourly average on the day of the YouTube outage. One can guess that the users who were looking for ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) did not go disappointed, due to the name of the search. ASMR, also referred to as brain orgasms, is the pleasurable sensation on one's back, head or one's scalp that's triggered by external sensory stimuli. So if you've ever experienced a tingle on your back upon hearing a whisper, it was probably ASMR.

Another popular search term was 'YouTube', which went up by 183 per cent. 'Roleplay' went by 177 per cent and searches for Stormy Daniels, adult entertainer and fast-emerging American political figure, went up by 161 per cent. Other interesting searches included Pok?mon (+ 79 per cent) and fart (+ 77 per cent). To view the complete list, view the graph below: